gnoring win order; ignoring site order: The team leading 3-games-2 irrespective of site order (Golden State) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NBA and NHL Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 587-151 (.795)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 106-35 (.752)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 237-42 (.849)
series record, NBA only, Finals round: 35-8 (.814)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 404-334 (.547)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 70-71 (.496)
Game 6 record, NBA only, all rounds: 158-121 (.566)
Game 6 record, NBA only, Finals round: 25-18 (.581)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1281 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 NBA and NHL Semifinals. Note in
general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a
particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding
winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 3-games-2 @ HHVVH:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 3-games-2 with site order HHVVH (Golden State) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NBA and NHL Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 301-56 (.843)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 36-4 (.900)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 135-12 (.918)
series record, NBA only, Finals round: 13-1 (.929)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 187-170 (.524)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 21-19 (.525)
Game 6 record, NBA only, all rounds: 78-69 (.531)
Game 6 record, NBA only, Finals round: 6-8 (.429)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1281 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 NBA and NHL Semifinals. Note in
general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a
particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding
winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.
HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading WLLWW:
Considering win order; ignoring site order: The team leading WLLWW irrespective of site order (Golden State) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2015 NBA and NHL Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 50-15 (.769)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 7-4 (.636)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 13-2 (.867)
series record, NBA only, Finals round: 0-1 (.000)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 32-33 (.492)
Game 6 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 4-7 (.364)
Game 6 record, NBA only, all rounds: 7-8 (.467)
Game 6 record, NBA only, Finals round: 0-1 (.000)
These records are drawn from the applicable 1281 best-of-7 NHL, NBA, and
MLB series played through the 2015 NBA and NHL Semifinals. Note in
general that the greater the number of games or series fitting a
particular situation, the greater the significance of the corresponding
winning fraction:
For example, 0.800 is far more likely to come closer to the true winning
fraction in a given situation when the corresponding win-loss record is
400-100 rather than 4-1.